| Cecil/WV | -- 07-04-2016 @ 5:08 PM |
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'48 headlight buckets are aluminum and appear to have never been painted but did have undercoat on the outside. What is correct for the concourse. Painted, what color, or no paint? Thanks Shiny side up! Cecil/WV
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| woodiewagon46 | -- 07-06-2016 @ 4:53 AM |
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Cecil, I looked over the 1941 to 1948 Ford book put out by the V-8 Club and can't find your answer. I would think it had to do with when the headlight buckets were installed. If they were installed before the fenders were painted then I would think they would be painted and the reverse if they were installed after. If you are a member of the V-8 Club you can call the advisor for '48 Fords. He might have the answer. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
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| Cecil/WV | -- 07-06-2016 @ 5:18 AM |
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Thanks for the reply, I have the book you mention and had already looked in it. My next step is to look them over at the ENM in Gettysburg. It appears to have never been painted with just a coat of undercoating, mostly on the bottom. Shiny side up! Cecil/WV
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| flathead48 | -- 07-07-2016 @ 1:14 PM |
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I picked up a set of buckets on a beat up sedan, we're not painted, but lot of corrosion and dirt. This car had last been license in 1954 but was in a accident so I believe the buckets were probably original. Happy motoring
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| nelsb01 | -- 07-07-2016 @ 1:41 PM |
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Jumping ahead one year --- 1949 The buckets were aluminum as you say the 1948s are. Since the 1949s came out well into the 1948 year --- sounds like they were a carry over and of the same material and not painted. So to answer your questions: Painted - NO, what color - basic aluminum, or no paint - yes, no paint.
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| Cecil/WV | -- 07-08-2016 @ 5:08 AM |
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This is waht I was pretty sure of. Thanks, Bruce. Shiny side up! Cecil/WV
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